Monday, December 29, 2008

Elizabeth's Maternity Shoot & Family Too!

I met Beth for the first time at our shoot on saturday. She is such a sweetie and couldn't be happier about getting shots of baby belly #3! She looked just beautiful and we had so much fun with the shoot. Beth, her husband Tim, and their 2 little girls live in Colorado, but were here visiting family for the holidays. 
Enjoy!
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Such a beautiful belly!
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Big Sis A joins us
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Family Time!
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Beautiful little K
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And she's off!
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Whew! it's it's tough being this cute!
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All done!
Thanks for such a great afternoon, best of luck with your new little boy!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Maternity Sneak Peak: Elizabeth

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Chris & Bethany

What an awesome day! My friend (and hairdresser!) Bethany asked me over today to get some shots of the family while they are all around for the holidays. It was a great big family shoot. . .in pieces. I started off with Bethany and her husband Chris. . .they have been married now for 5 years and are so cute and in love! Chris recently swept Bethany off for a romantic anniversary weekend at a B&B in Boston (check out her blog for the full story!) and we thought it would only be fitting to finished out the year with some romantic shots of the two them. Next, I caught a couple family shots and then did a maternity shoot for Bethany's sister-in-law who is just about due! Stay tuned for more shots!
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Can you tell I like shoe shots? :-)
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The family: Chris, Bethany, A & J
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Just the girls
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Muah! Mommy & A
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

So this is Christmas. . .

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Whenever we're not in Aus for Christmas, we always spend Christmas eve at my Aunt and Uncle's house (dinner in our PJs. . .family tradition!) and the night/xmas morning at my parents. Lately, since there are no grandchildren in the family yet, Christmas is all about the puppies. . . .Moose, Maui, Lola and Rico are the most spoiled pups on the planet, as grandma and grandpa just love filling their stockings with goodies. Maui woke up xmas morning, ran to the mantel where the stockings were hanging and stood up on her back legs and just sniffed the air. Yup! it smells like christmas, little girl! We had a great morning opening pup and people stockings and presents. We then went on to my other Uncle's house for a fabulous dinner. . .boy am I stuffed!!! 
So. . .here is a tiny little peek into our Christmas
Yes, the pups all have full sized stockings. . .spoiled!!
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OK. Can I just say how hard it is to get 4 crazy puppies in one picture!! My desperate attempt at even getting one pup in focus!
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And again. . .
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A couple noteworthy stocking stuffers. . .
Moose is deathly afraid of the vet (who happens to be my Uncle). So Mom thought it would be very fitting to get this Vet "the victim" toy. . . try to read the description, it's hysterical. The back of him says "bite me" :-)
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VIOLET CRUMBLES! Phil's most favorite candy. . . .it is the only truly Aussie "lolly" that can be found in american stores. . .honeycomb covered in chocolate. . .yummmmm.
"It's the way it shatters that matters"
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My Uncle's gorgeous house sitting along a rushing river. Notice the black bear in the corner!!! :-)
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Just a couple house details
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This place looks like a lodge in Colorado. This is a shot from a light fixture in the great room.
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Hope everyone had a great day!!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Gary & Rachel Engagement Shoot


A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of doing an engagement session with my good friend Eileen of E. Broderick Photography. We had such a blast! Gary and Rachel are super photogenic and so comfortable in front of the camera. Gary is a pro baseball player who has spent the last year in Taiwan (!) and Rachel is a school teacher. These two are so in love and clearly so happy to be with each other. . .they couldn't have made our job easier. We started off the day at Dzen's Christmas tree farm in South Windsor and spend the evening amongst the beautiful lights at Constitution Plaza in Hartford. What a day!!


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See! Such a beautiful couple!
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How cute is her jacket? Love the hood!
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He looks quite comfy while holding up a heavy tree! :-)
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Off they go!
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LOVE the shoes!
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Rachel looks so cute and giddy here :-)
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Santa was just walking by. . .8 o'clock at night! Classic picture :-)
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Goodnight :-)
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